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Chinese Grouse - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Severtzov's Grouse

Male
Photo by china guy
Sichuan, China, December 2010
Tetrastes sewerzowi

Bonasa sewerzowi

Identification

34cm

  • Rufous upperparts with broad black bars
  • Chestnut upper breast
  • Black throat bordered white
  • White patch behind eye
  • Barred tail

Distribution

Female
Photo by china guy
Sichuan, China

Asia: found in the mountains of western China (Gansu to eastern Tibet, north-western Yunnan and northern Sichuan).

Taxonomy

This is generally regarded as a monotypic species[1], subspecies secundus is not recognised by most authorities[2].
Some authorities place this species in the genus Bonasa.

Habitat

Birch and coniferous mountain forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a nest from moss and grass. The clutch consists of 5-8 white eggs.

Diet

The diet includes spruce seeds, buds, leaves, flowers, and shoots.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. ARKive

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